The area of computer-generated artificial life-forms is a relatively recent field of inter-disciplinary study that involves mathematical modelling, physical intuition and ideas from chemistry and biology and computational science. Although the attribution of ``life'' to non biological systems is still controversial, several groups agree that certain emergent properties can be ascribed to computer simulated systems that can be constructed to ``live'' in a simulated environment. In this paper we discuss some of the issues and infrastructure necessary to construct a simulation laboratory for the study of computer generated artificial life-forms. We review possible technologies and present some preliminary studies based around simple models.
Keywords: artificial life, simulation environment.
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@article{ CSTN-007,
title="A Framework and Simulation Engine for Studying Artificial Life",
author="H.A.James, C.Scogings and K.A.Hawick",
year="2004",
month="May",
type="Research Letters in the Information and Mathematical Sciences",
number="ISSN 1175-2777",
pages="143-155",
volume="6",
institution="Information and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University",
address="Albany, North Shore 102-904, Auckland, New Zealand",
series="CSTN-007"
}
Plain bibitem entry:
\bibitem{CSTN-007}
H.A.James, C.Scogings and K.A.Hawick.
A Framework and Simulation Engine for Studying Artificial Life.
Research Letters in the Information and Mathematical Sciences ISSN 1175-2777,
Information and Mathematical
Sciences, Massey University, Albany, North Shore 102-904, Auckland, New
Zealand, May 2004. CSTN-007.